Comments on: Windows Vista x64: To stay or not to stay? http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/ Computing for the OS Agnostic Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Burns http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-17908 Jason Burns Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:11:55 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/#comment-17908 @Teq: That appears to be correct, I just checked my Macbook Pro w/4GB which runs 32-bit Vista Enterprise while I am at work and 3GB was the verdict, thanks for the heads up. @Teq: That appears to be correct, I just checked my Macbook Pro w/4GB which runs 32-bit Vista Enterprise while I am at work and 3GB was the verdict, thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: Teq http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-17907 Teq Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:53:46 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/#comment-17907 @Jason Burns, unfortunately that's incorrect, 32bit vista is able to display the correct amount of ram installed on your system, but is still unable to use it, check your system monitor and see the total physical memory. @Jason Burns, unfortunately that’s incorrect, 32bit vista is able to display the correct amount of ram installed on your system, but is still unable to use it, check your system monitor and see the total physical memory.

]]> By: Soli http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-17878 Soli Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:31:14 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/#comment-17878 @SHRIKEE Is that true? I never knew that Vista doesn't accept ipod. But, I believe there must be a way to get round the problem. @SHRIKEE

Is that true? I never knew that Vista doesn’t accept ipod. But, I believe there must be a way to get round the problem.

]]> By: SHRIKEE http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-17845 SHRIKEE Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:45:26 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/#comment-17845 doesn't vista just suck? it wont even accept your ipod or other 3rd party gear... bummer. doesn’t vista just suck? it wont even accept your ipod or other 3rd party gear… bummer.

]]> By: Jason Burns http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-17812 Jason Burns Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:11:25 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/#comment-17812 Chris Meller » Thanks for the input. FYI on 32-bit vista, it supports 4GB with SP1. :) Chris Meller » Thanks for the input. FYI on 32-bit vista, it supports 4GB with SP1. :)

]]> By: Chris Meller http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/comment-page-1/#comment-17811 Chris Meller Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:48:29 +0000 http://www.philoking.com/2008/02/27/windows-vista-x64-to-stay-or-not-to-stay/#comment-17811 If you went back to 32-bit Vista, you would lose performance benefits of the 64-bit world, and a gig of that RAM (32-bit only supports 3gb as I recall). So I say stick with the future (64-bit) until you have a concrete reason not to. Besides, by the time you need to plug in one of those incompatible devices, they may have actually been updated to work with 64-bit. It's where things are going, so don't back out until you really have to. If you went back to 32-bit Vista, you would lose performance benefits of the 64-bit world, and a gig of that RAM (32-bit only supports 3gb as I recall).

So I say stick with the future (64-bit) until you have a concrete reason not to. Besides, by the time you need to plug in one of those incompatible devices, they may have actually been updated to work with 64-bit. It’s where things are going, so don’t back out until you really have to.

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